NEW YORK – Facing more than 250 lawsuits alleging the sexual abuse of minors by clergy and other employees since the 1950s, the Diocese of Sacramento, California, has filed for bankruptcy as a means to provide compensation to victims of the abuse.
The diocese announced the filing on 1 April, about four months after Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento announced that the diocese planned to do so. Soto said on 1 April that the bankruptcy reorganisation process will allow the diocese to respond to victims of abuse.
